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The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti

On Jan. 24, 2026, Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez in Minneapolis during a surge in immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

On the street where Alex Pretti was killed, the neighborhood remains united around his memory

On the street where Alex Pretti was killed, the neighborhood remains united around his memory

Six months ago neighbors and businesses on Nicollet Avenue watched as federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti. A memorial still stands in Pretti’s honor. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with two business owners near his memorial and a resident who spends time at the memorial nearly every day.
by Nina Moini, Alanna Elder and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Feds turn over evidence in ICE shootings, but Pretti family says U.S. Attorney won't confirm agreement

Feds turn over evidence in ICE shootings, but Pretti family says U.S. Attorney won't confirm agreement

Federal law enforcement authorities have turned over previously withheld evidence connected to the shootings of three Minnesotans by federal agents. But the family of Alex Pretti says U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen “refused to confirm any cooperation agreement.”
by Jon Collins and Matt Sepic

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Minnesota sues feds for evidence in ICE shootings

Minnesota sues feds for evidence in ICE shootings

The state claims in the lawsuit that federal officials have repeatedly declined to share evidence in these shootings and ignored their requests.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Dropkick Murphys, local bands to play free concert at Alex Pretti memorial

Dropkick Murphys, local bands to play free concert at Alex Pretti memorial

Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey says the band will visit the Minneapolis site where federal agents killed Alex Pretti and perform a free acoustic set at an anti-ICE fundraiser there, arguing the killing represents a profound shift in American society and that musicians should speak out about it.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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The latest on ICE in Minnesota

The latest on ICE in Minnesota

Updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota from the peak of “Operation Metro Surge.”

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Minnesota senators press feds to share evidence in Pretti killing

Minnesota senators press feds to share evidence in Pretti killing

Minnesota leaders are pushing the federal government for more access to evidence in the killing of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during the federal surge last month. 
by Jon Collins

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Medical examiner issues initial, public report on death of Alex Pretti

Medical examiner issues initial, public report on death of Alex Pretti

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Monday issued an initial, public report on the death of Alex Pretti — saying he died from multiple gunshot wounds, and classifying his death as a homicide.
by MPR News Staff

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ProPublica reporter: ‘It's been a tradition that we can identify our law enforcement’

ProPublica reporter: ‘It's been a tradition that we can identify our law enforcement’

J. David McSwane, ProPublica investigative reporter, discusses his investigation into the identities of the two federal officers that killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Jingle dress dancers hold healing ceremonies at memorial sites in south Minneapolis 

Jingle dress dancers hold healing ceremonies at memorial sites in south Minneapolis 

Jingle dress dancers gathered at the sites where Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti were killed to offer prayer, healing and solidarity through ceremony, drawing hundreds of people in south Minneapolis amid ongoing federal immigration operations.
by Leah Lemm

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